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Torgya

Monpa, Tawang Monastery · Arunachal Pradesh (Tawang)

When: January, lunar calendar (a Dungyur expanded version falls every third year)
Who: Monpa, Tawang Monastery
Where: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Gateway: Tawang

What it is

The festival

A three-day monastery festival at Tawang Monastery held to ward off external evil: masked cham dances performed by the monks in the courtyard.

Attending

How visitors fit in

Open to visitors who dress and behave respectfully; the dances run through the day in the monastery’s courtyard.

Around it

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Arunachal Pradesh in January → Arunachal Pradesh travel guide →

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